Description
The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.5 was affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboard, when the 'Anonymously track usage to improve product quality' setting is enabled, as the parameter is output in a JavaScript context without proper escaping. This could allow an attacker, who can convince an authenticated admin into clicking a link, to run malicious JavaScript within the user's web browser, which could lead to full site compromise.
Published: 2021-07-19
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: 7.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-11364 The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.5 was affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboard, when the 'Anonymously track usage to improve product quality' setting is enabled, as the parameter is output in a JavaScript context without proper escaping. This could allow an attacker, who can convince an authenticated admin into clicking a link, to run malicious JavaScript within the user's web browser, which could lead to full site compromise.
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Boldgrid W3 Total Cache
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:28:23.950Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24452

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-19T11:15:08.627

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:53:06.010

Link: CVE-2021-24452

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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